Gir lions: Despite law, people continue to harass, film videos

09 Jul 2018, 06:00AM ISTSource: TNN

Another video of lions in Gujarat has surfaced on social media. Video shows a lion and lioness in the forest. Gujarat government declared people harassing lions will attract serious penal action last month under Section 9 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Government has come under criticism from wildlife lovers for not taking action against people filing such videos. There are over 500 lions in Gujarat and their habitat is spread across 1,500 villages districts of Gir-Somnath, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Porbandar.